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Top China Stories from WSJ: U.S. Blowback, Executive Held Captive

American Chip Starnes waves from a window after he was held hostage by workers inside his plant on the outskirts of Beijing on June 24, 2013.

Your daily round-up of the best of the Journal’s China coverage:

Chinese Dissident Skirts Talk of NYU: Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng sought to shift attention away from controversy about his departure from New York University, while referring to his earlier statement, denied by the school, that it was linked to Chinese pressure. (Free)

U.S. Talks Tough on Leaker: The White House ripped into Hong Kong and China and issued warnings to Russia and Ecuador as U.S. officials sharply dialed up pressure in a hunt for Edward Snowden. (Free)

Birthday Pizza, Then a Hasty Hong Kong Exit: Much of Mr. Snowden’s life in Hong Kong remains under wraps, known only to a few people who were present with him after he moved from a hotel to what Mr. Ho described as a private residence. But a few details are emerging on his life here and what factors ultimately pushed him to leave town. (Free)

Chinese Workers Hold Executive Captive: The co-founder of Specialty Medical Supplies has been held since Friday in his factory on the outskirts of Beijing, he said, as about 80 employees are refusing to let him go until they get severance packages. (Subscriber Content)